Chapter 1,337 The bloody battle with Xuanwu Gate (Part 2)
"Report!"
"Reporting to General, Zuo Tun Guard has assembled its troops, and its vanguard, probably more than 20,000 people, is attacking our army's camp!"
"The five thousand cavalrymen of the Zuotun Guard broke away from the main force, increased their horse speed, and charged forward!"
"There are still more than 20,000 people in the camp who are completing their assembly, and they are coming in a steady stream!"
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One after another, the news was gathered in front of Gao Kan. Gao Kan's face was as heavy as water, he looked around and said in a deep voice: "When the commander-in-chief was leaving, he repeatedly told us to be careful and beware of traitors starting a rebellion. There are already a forest of rebels in Chang'an City.
It is endangering the country, but we cannot leave our posts without authorization, because our mission is to guard the Xuanwu Gate and guard the entrance to the Forbidden Palace! At this moment, the Zuotun Guards are brazenly raising troops, ignoring the holy will, and their intention must be on the Xuanwu Gate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the general next to him shouted angrily: "Everyone who finds the rebellious ministers and traitors will be punished!"
"As long as there is one guard in my right camp, no one can capture Xuanwu Gate!"
"The commander-in-chief is fighting a fierce battle with powerful enemies in the Western Regions. We must not cause the Xuanwu Gate to fall and disobey the commander-in-chief's orders!"
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
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The general's morale was easily mobilized. Gao Kan was very satisfied and said loudly: "Although the Zuo Tun Guards have twice the strength of our army, they are just a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals. How can they be compared with the world's strongest army that has destroyed the enemy's country? Everyone, I
Ding Ping has been constantly rehearsing the tactics of holding on to the camp and facing the rebels, and has already prepared for the current battle situation. If he cannot severely defeat the invading enemy, how will he be able to meet the commander-in-chief in the future?"
"That's right, we practice every day, and what we practice is to stick to the camp and defend the Xuanwu Gate! The Zuotun Guards rebelled brazenly and came in full force. This is exactly what we usually practice. We must not let him come or go!"
"How can a bunch of rabble dare to attack my right guard? Let him taste the power of firearms!"
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Amidst the commotion, the enemy's cavalry was getting closer and closer. Gao Kan raised his hands and shouted: "Meet the enemy!"
"Here!"
The generals around him quickly dispersed and returned to their respective positions, leading their soldiers to face the powerful enemy.
In the dark sky before dawn, heavy goose-feather snow drifted, and the cavalry of the Left Guards was getting closer and closer amidst the rumbling cries. Suddenly, a row of lights lit up in the middle of the Right Guards camp in front, and then disappeared, but a few seconds later
However, the ten projectiles dragged an orange-red tail flame across a long and curved parabola in the air, suddenly fell from the sky, and landed directly in the charging array of the Zuotun Guards Cavalry.
"Boom boom boom!"
Dozens of shells exploded on the ground, and countless shrapnel and lead pellets were thrown in all directions with powerful kinetic energy when exploded by gunpowder. Each shell could cover a radius of one foot. Within this distance, all soldiers and horses were violently thrown away by fragments.
If hit too close to the explosion point, it will be torn apart instantly by countless fragments.
Not only were the thin leather armors as if they were nothing in front of these fragments, but even the armor had a hard time resisting them.
Although the accuracy of the artillery shells is very poor, it is impossible to cause too much damage to the charging cavalry in a fan shape, but as long as the artillery shells fall nearby, there will definitely be cavalry screaming and being hit by the fragments. This earth-shattering power is devastating to soldiers and war horses.
The intimidation in my heart was so great that many horses were even frightened and ran around, causing chaos in the charging formation.
"Speed up, speed up! The artillery is far away and you can't get close. Rush to the front of the Youtunwei camp to avoid the artillery!"
A school lieutenant leaned on his horse, reducing the area of his body as much as possible to avoid the locust-like shell fragments, while roaring and yelling.
The power of the artillery is enough to crack mountains and crack rocks, which is earth-shattering, but it also has shortcomings, that is, the range of the artillery is too long, the accuracy is too poor, and its lethality to nearby enemies is sharply reduced. And once it rushes in front of the Youtunwei camp, it will be with the Right Guards Camp.
The garrison soldiers were fighting in a melee. They couldn't continue to fire artillery, and the enemy and ourselves were bombarded indiscriminately, right?
Therefore, the closer you get to the Youtunwei camp, the less likely you will be bombarded by artillery.
Everyone was frightened by the powerful power of the artillery, so after hearing the captain's loud shout, the cavalrymen of the Left Guards did not care about the shells falling head-on, and just speeded up, heading towards the brightly lit Right Guardsmen.
The camp stormed.
In fact, this move is indeed a good way to avoid artillery. The right guard's artillery fired two rounds, and the left guard's cavalry approached the camp. At this time, they cannot attack with artillery, otherwise once the artillery shells fall in their own position
, that was a tragedy.
When the cavalrymen of the Left Guards saw that the artillery was gradually muting, they immediately became excited, increased their horse speed, dispersed their formation, and rushed straight towards the camp of the Right Guards.
But just before they rushed to the Youtunwei camp, the war horse at the front neighed miserably, and stepped into the pit where the horse was trapped. However, the horse still rushed forward, and the huge kinetic energy instantly pushed the legs of the horse that had fallen into the pit.
It broke, and the war horse flew out with a scream, fell heavily to the ground, and rolled over. The soldiers on the horse were either violently thrown out, or simply crushed under the rolling war horse, with broken bones and tendons, screaming in agony.
The war horse in front accidentally fell into the pit, which made Pao Ze behind him startled. He quickly slowed down his horse, tightened the reins, and moved to both sides.
The setting of the horse trap is very particular. Before rejecting the horse, the distance is exactly the attack range of the musket. At this time, the left guard cavalry split to both sides in order to avoid the horse trap. After rejecting the horse, the right guard musket
After receiving the order, the soldiers raised their muskets and fired.
"Bang bang bang"
Streams of gunpowder smoke erupted from the muzzle of the gun, and the gunpowder smoke from hundreds of muskets instantly condensed into a dark cloud, which was then blown away by the strong wind. The "three-stage strike" made up for the lack of fire rate of the muskets to a certain extent, and countless lead pellets ejected from the guns.
It was shot from the barrel, and the cavalry running towards both sides lined up in front of the center. For a moment, the lead shot was flying, and the Zuotun Guard cavalry were shot and fell off their horses. The vigorous and fierce cavalry fell one by one like wheat in the autumn fields.
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The cavalry who arrived later did not dare to get too close. They could only divide their troops on both sides before reaching the area of the horse trap in the distance, trying to bypass the frontal defense of the right guard, looking for weak spots to launch a surprise attack, and trying to break through the right guard.
The defensive position of the garrison.
The violent charging momentum was curbed in an instant.
However, after only a moment's delay, a large number of Zuotun guards rushed in. Heavy snow fell in the dark sky, which severely obstructed the line of sight. Only the black army could be seen coming from the darkness, and the sound of shouts and shouts was heard.
Yunxiao.
Gao Kan was in the center of the army, with a very calm face. After all, the tactics of the Left Guards did not exceed expectations. If the fight continued like this, the winner would definitely be the Right Guards.
However, he was always worried about the safety of Xuanwu Gate, and said to the captain next to him: "Strictly order the scouts in the army not to be afraid of fighting, not to delay the battle, and to keep an eye on the direction of Xuanwu Gate, in case Chai Zhewei just comes to show off.
Instead of using guns, we will actually dispatch a large army to attack Xuanwu Gate, and we must provide timely support!"
"Here!"
The captain did not dare to neglect, and understood that the ultimate goal of all the battles at the moment was to protect the safety of Xuanwu Gate. Even if all the Zuotun guards in front of him were annihilated, but Xuanwu Gate was eventually attacked and captured by surprise, it would be a complete failure.
He immediately rode away from the group and sent scouts to the outskirts to continue to investigate the military situation.
Gao Kan saw the dark Zuo Tun Guards scattered all over the mountains and plains outside Xuanwu Gate. He waved his hands with a stern face and yelled: "What do the artillerymen do for a living? Can't I just use so many artillery pieces as decoration for them? Pass on the order."
, until the barrel of the gun is red, don’t stop!”
"Here!"
The ordering soldier quickly ran to the back to deliver the order, and the artillery position that had been silent for a moment roared. The soldiers originally felt sorry for the gun barrel, and did not dare to fire more for fear of destroying the gun barrel. After all, the cost of the gun barrel was too high, and the artillery unit was simply
It's made of gold.
However, after hearing the order at this moment, these soldiers no longer had any scruples. Naturally, they threw away their arms and started loading. A shell was fired out. After briefly dealing with the residue in the barrel, they stuffed the propellant and shells and continued firing.
For a moment, the roar of the artillery deafened the ears of the soldiers nearby. Countless shells dragged the fire and fell into the charging array of Zuo Tunwei. They exploded loudly and fragmented lead pellets unscrupulously reaped lives.
There were stumps of limbs flying everywhere and hot blood splattering, it was like hell.
Chai Zhewei, who was left behind, watched helplessly as the artillery fire from the Right Guards was raging, knocking his troops upside down and leaving corpses everywhere. Although he had been mentally prepared for this, he still found it difficult to accept such a heart-wrenching loss.
These are the team he relies on to seize higher power!
Chai Zhewei's eyes were red and he urged angrily: "Give the order, the whole army charges, advance or retreat! As long as we rush into the Youtunwei camp, the victory is determined! I will kill all the bastards of Youtunwei, leaving no one behind."
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Outside Xuanwu Gate, at the Youtun Guard Camp, the battle fell into a bloody battle as soon as it started.